PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

What 'Outstanding' looks like

Care Quality Commission · published 23 Mar 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDe686a7c3-6a80-45e7-9573-4361b40a8a71-835532
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-cdc08d84-11a9-4462-aca4-b2a31e62a65c
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-238487
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£108,160
award field
Tender value
£108,160
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a framework agreement
Category
services
CPV
79315000
Social research services
Delivery
England, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

This is a Contract Award Notice The Care Quality Commission (CQC) require the services of a 3rd party to Improve our understanding of what 'outstanding' looks like in health and social care providers by providing a set of principles about what makes something 'outstanding'. This needs to be at a level that is specific enough for practical application for CQC operational colleagues and its regulated providers. This research also needs to explore applicability of the principles of outstanding to Local Authorities. This procurement was undertaken through the CQC Research and Evaluation Framework Lot 1 - Research Partner following the Direct Award process. The Contract is awarded for an initial period of 5 months with an option to extend for up to 3 months. Total Awarded Value is maximum of all charges including any optional contract extensions. Contract Reference: CQC EP&S 097

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release23 Mar 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published5 Mar 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published10 Mar 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published15 Nov 2025
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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The King's Fund

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 23 Mar 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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